T he C olumbia P ress
September 21, 2018
County manager to retire
Clatsop County Man-
sion in Illinois.
ager Cameron Moore
His retirement caps
has announced his re-
a 40-year career in se-
tirement.
nior executive posi-
Moore’s last day with
tions with government
the county will be Jan.
and nonprofit organi-
4, 2019.
zations.
Moore
Moore was hired as
The county manager
county manager in April is the top administrator for
2016 after nine years as Clatsop County and over-
chief executive officer for sees an annual budget of
the Champaign County Re- $70 million and a workforce
gional Planning Commis- of 212 employees.
Health advisory lifted at Cullaby Lake
Oregon Health Authority
lifted the recreational-use
health advisory for Cullaby
Lake last weekend.
Water monitoring con-
firmed that the level of harm-
ful algae toxins are below
dangerous levels for human
exposure. However, the cya-
notoxin level in the lake re-
mains well above the OHA
guideline value for dogs, so
health officials recommend
keeping pets out of the lake.
Although the Aug. 21 advi-
sory has been lifted, condi-
tions can change rapidly due
to changes in weather and
nutrients in the lake. People
should be aware that algae
blooms can develop on any
water body under the right
environmental
conditions
and can grow and disappear
throughout the season.
A similar advisory for the
Twin Rocks area in Tillamook
County was lifted Tuesday.
Astorian named to state commission
Rosemary Johnson of As-
toria has been appointed by
Gov. Kate Brown to a four-
year term on the Oregon Her-
itage Commission.
Johnson was Astoria’s plan-
ner and historic preservation
officer before retiring in 2014.
Johnson currently works as
a contract planning consul-
tant for Astoria and serves as
a project manager for proj-
ects such as restoration of the
Doughboy Monument and
the design and construction
of Scandinavian Heritage
Park.
“I am excited to be part of
the Oregon Heritage Com-
mission,” Johnson said. “I
have been passionate about
history for as long as I can
remember. I believe we are
a product of our past and we
need to preserve the histo-
ry of our state and nation to
help form our future.”
The Heritage Commission
is comprised of nine people
representing Oregon’s heri-
tage and geographical diver-
sity.
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Treaty to govern salmon management for decade
A coastwide salmon fish-
ing treaty was developed this
week with the intent of en-
suring sustainability of the
region’s iconic fish.
The Pacific Salmon Com-
mission, comprised of rep-
resentatives from Canada,
Oregon, Washington, Alaska,
and several indiginous tribes,
came to terms on the new 10-
year agreement. It covers fish-
ery plans for Chinook, coho
and chum salmon stocks.
Commissioners from the
United States and Canada
will now forward the agree-
ments to their respective gov-
ernments for approval.
The agreement is an update
to the 1985 treaty, which de-
fines the obligations of Can-
ada and the United States.
Both must conduct their fish-
eries in a manner that pre-
vents overfishing and allows
each country to receive ben-
efits equal to the production
of salmon originating in each
nation’s waters.
“I praise the efforts of the
joint US-Canada Pacific
Salmon Commission for ap-
proving strong recommen-
dations to the Pacific Salmon
Treaty,” Oregon Gov. Kate
Brown said. “(It) will help
ensure long-term sustainable
and healthy salmon popula-
tions that are vital to the peo-
ple of the Pacific Northwest
and to the entire ecosystem.”
One of the most significant
aspects of the new agreement
is management of Chinook
salmon, particularly those
listed under the Endan-
gered Species Act. It includes
stocks from Puget Sound
and the Columbia River ba-
sin, many of which migrate
north into marine waters in
southeast Alaska and British
Columbia, where they are
caught in marine fisheries in
those regions.
Under the agreement,
catches of Chinook in south-
east Alaska will be reduced
by up to 7.5 percent from
recent levels when poor Chi-
nook returns are expected.
Canada will reduce Chinook
catches by up to 12.5 percent
under these conditions. The
agreement includes provi-
sions in other West Coast
fisheries to ensure harvests
remain strongly tied to stock
conservation objectives.
As a result, abundances of
several Chinook stocks re-
turning to Oregon waters will
increase.
“Salmon management is
very complex, so it’s no sur-
prise that reaching an agree-
ment was also complex and
sometimes difficult,” said
Rick Klumph, Oregon’s com-
missioner. “However, all of
the commissioners under-
stand the critical importance
of the treaty process in man-
aging our salmon stocks. I am
proud that we were all able
to work through the issues
and reach an agreement that
is good for Oregonians and
their salmon resource.”
The United States commis-
sioners will begin finalizing
requests for federal funding
needed to implement the new
agreements within the next
month. The funding is need-
ed to support Puget Sound
efforts to improve and pro-
tect habitat and implement
hatchery conservation pro-
grams. The funding also will
be critical to commitments to
science and stock assessment
needed to successfully man-
age the interjurisdictional
fisheries.
Finally, the funding request
will include provisions to
support recovery efforts for
endangered southern resi-
dent killer whales.